You Can't Be Protester And A Costumer Of Bank Of America

On Up With Chris Hayes, he showed a video that truly must be seen to be believed. After a Occupy Wall Street solidarity march in Santa Cruz, California, protesters decided to put their money where their mouths were literally, and close their personal accounts at the local branch of Bank of America. You know, the bank that received $138 billion in bailout funds, paid no federal taxes, claimed a $3 billion profit in 2010 and awarded its CEO a $9.05 million bonus but is hard up enough for cash that they now *must* charge anyone with an account below $6,000 a $5/month charge for the privilege of having an ATM card. But holding a sign reading "I AM CLOSING MY BOA ACCOUNT TODAY" is enough to dictate that a person -- despite having money deposited with the bank -- is not a customer and cannot be allowed to close the account. Yes the banks manager actually said that